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TRIPLAR
BOOSTS EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY WITH T.M. SAW AND
SANDER
Triplar
Ltd has improved its efficiency by buying a Striebig
Control vertical panel saw and a Timesavers-Sandingmaster
wide belt sander.
The
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire business specialises
in designing and producing shop fitting and display
equipment for the retail fashion market throughout
the UK and in mainland Europe.
"In
order to remain efficient and competitive we have
a programme of continually upgrading our production
equipment," said Triplar's managing director Mike
Rodwell. "We looked closely at all the vertical
panel saws at the last Woodmex and nothing could
touch the features available in the new Striebig.
We also needed a basic sander that was easy to
use and didn't have too many features that could
go wrong."
The
top-of-the-range, fully automatic Control replaced
a manual Striebig model that Triplar had used
for 17 years.
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The
fully automatic Striebig Control vertical
panel saw at Triplar Ltd. |
Designed
for the fast and accurate cutting of wood based
panels, laminates, plastics and other sheet materials,
it features as standard a digital measuring system,
accurate to 0.1 mm, and an adjustable precision
display that can be set to an accuracy of 1.0,
0.5 or 0.1 mm, according to the thickness of the
panels being sized.
Available
wall-mounted or freestanding, it has a cutting
depth of 80mm, a robust saw frame, a fully automatic
roller locking function, an auxiliary stop section
with its own tape measure, three additional auxiliary
stops for repeat cuts and a small work piece support.
It
comes in a variety of frame sizes with cutting
areas ranging from 3,300mm x 1,680mm up to 5,300mm
x 2,240mm, allowing it to take the largest panels.
Fitted as standard is the TRK dust and chips extraction
system that ensures dust levels are kept well
below permitted European limits, and automatic
moving backing support. The Control offers almost
every possible option for automatic sawing operations.
With manual feeding of the saw unit eliminated,
the operator's job is made easier, giving him
ample time to prepare the next sawing job. Ease
of operation is provided by a PLC control system,
with any operating errors displayed so that they
can be corrected immediately. An infinitely variable
feed speed can be adjusted to suit every kind
of material. Sawing errors that may occur as a
result of different feed speeds required when
cutting 'sensitive' materials are therefore eliminated.
Numerous
automatic procedures can be carried out by the
press of a button including locking and releasing
the beam saw, setting the horizontal cutting height,
plunging and swivelling the motor, locking the
support rollers during sawing and fine saw blade
adjustment.
Triplar
chose as an optional extra a panel lifting device
that allows the saw to automatically raise the
panel so that the bottom edge can be trimmed without
the panel having to be turned over.
Said
production manager Colin Day: "As the Control
is fully automatic and consistently gives a totally
smooth and accurate cut, it's now much quicker
and easier to size wood panels and there's less
material wastage."
Its
Timesavers-Sandingmaster Winner Senior 1100C,
which like the saw was supplied by T.M. Machinery
Sales, of Leicester, has replaced hand sanding
in a move that has dramatically improved workshop
efficiency and the quality of the finish.
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A
component is put through the compact Timesavers_Sandingmaster
wide belt sander at Triplar Ltd. |
The
compact sander was developed for small and medium
sized businesses and gives precision sanding from
coarse calibrating to fine finishing. It has a
frequency controlled feed speed of 5-22 m/min,
a re-programmable thickness setting with a digital
readout and a fine adjustment on the aggregate.
It has a working width of 1100 mm and a belt size
of 1130 x 1900 mm. The large adjustable 80 shore
contact roller and 75 mm wide adjustable felt
sanding pad are combined in one head.
As
it's linked into the mill's extraction system,
the sander has substantially reduced the amount
of dust in the air, improving working conditions.
Triplar
praised the after-sales services provided by T.M.
Machinery, who had maintained their original Striebig
saw. Said Colin Day: "We have found with other
machinery suppliers that they are not too interested
once they have sold us a machine. With T.M. if
we need an engineer he is usually here the next
day, and if we call them early enough in the morning
he often comes later the same day, keeping down
time to a minimum."
Sales
enquiries to Matt Pearce, T.M. Machinery Sales
T: 0116 271 7155. F: 0116 271 5862
E: sales@tmservices.co.uk
W: www.tmpartnership.co.uk
Editorial enquiries to Stephen Barry Publicity.
Tel: 020 8341 6660. email: stephenbarry@clara.co.uk
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